7 CFR § 1487.4 - Limits on the scope of proposals.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s1487.4"
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title: "7 CFR § 1487.4 - Limits on the scope of proposals."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1487.4"
section_name: "Limits on the scope of proposals."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "EXPORT PROGRAMS"
part_number: "1487"
part_name: "TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SPECIALTY CROPS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 5623, 5662-5663, as amended."
regulatory_source: "84 FR 70394, Dec. 23, 2019, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1487"
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# 1487.4 Limits on the scope of proposals.
(a) *Funding cap.* Proposals that request more than $500,000 of CCC funding in a given year will not be considered.
(b) *Length of activities.* Awards will generally be granted for a project period not exceeding five calendar years. However, FAS will entertain requests to extend agreements beyond five years when valid justifications are submitted. Participants must submit in writing a valid justification for why an extension is necessary no later than 60 days before the end of the period of performance. Extensions generally will be granted in one-year increments, if warranted. A Participant must wait for written approval from FAS before proceeding with the project.
(c) *Target countries.* Proposals may target barriers in any eligible export market, including single countries or reasonable regional groupings of countries.
(d) *Multiple proposals.* Applicants may submit multiple proposals, but no Participant may have more than five approved projects underway at any given time.
(e) *Program funds only for specific uses.* Participants shall not use program funds to supplement the costs of normal day-to-day operations or to promote their own products or services beyond specific uses approved in a given project.